2017 Safest Places to Live Methodology

The 2017 Safest Places ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall safety in an area. This grade takes into account key indicators of a location’s safety, including violent and property crime rates as well as resident reviews, in an attempt to measure an area’s safety and security. Learn where our data comes from.

Niche survey responses scored on a 1-5 scale regarding crime and safety of the place.

Self-reported by Niche users

5.0%

The same methodology is used to produce the Crime & Safety Grade for each ranked place. Statistics are primarily obtained from the FBI Uniform Crime Report and represent the most recent data available.